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Chapter 591 - 591 591 Let's Exchange it for Land

591: Chapter 591: Let’s Exchange it for Land 591: Chapter 591: Let’s Exchange it for Land Because the issue of gold has always been very serious, especially when the quantity is too large.

So, these things were locked away from the start, even Ye Zhi was not allowed to get close.

That’s why Ye Zhi had no idea what was going on at first; after all, every time it was like this, and she could only peer through the cracks at most.

But today, Grandfather actually initiated contact with her himself.

Looking at this phone number, it wasn’t the one usually used, but a specially encrypted one for certain secret matters.

Although Ye Zhi was aware of this kind of phone number, this was the first time she had received a call from it.

“What?

Over a thousand tons!

Are you sure about that?

Okay, okay, I understand, he is right beside me, I’ll ask right now,” Ye Zhi didn’t hang up the phone and walked over to Zhao Guang’s side.

“Um, my grandfather needs to get in touch with you for something.”

“Is it about that excess of gold?

Isn’t it just over a thousand tons?

If you need more, I can get it,” Zhao Guang replied confidently.

If he really set his mind to it, Zhao Guang was confident he could increase Earth’s gold reserves several times over in a short period of time.

Yes, Otherworld gold was that abundant; although it was also a precious metal, it was just a regular one there.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t as much as the copper on Earth, but not much less either.

“What?

A thousand tons?” Zhao Yan and Guo Siyu, who were about to step aside, suddenly jumped when they heard this.

Were they the only ones who could hear it or had they finally realized what Zhao Guang had done this time?

“It’s just gold, no big deal,” the two of them weren’t sure whether to avoid the conversation or not.

Ye Zhi sighed, “Forget it, we’re all in this together, it’s okay if you know.”

One of them is his sister, and the other his lover.

Well, it seemed that his assistant was the one who was the least related to him.

Zhao Guang didn’t mind and directly suggested, “Wasn’t the transaction going smoothly before?

Can’t we just proceed as we did?”

“The sum is too large; transferring such an amount directly to you might cause instability in the banks and make it easy for others to notice something.

So, this matter must be kept under control,” Ye Zhi explained.

Isn’t currency just printed by the country?

But then again, it seems that was the case, similar to his own world’s currency, it couldn’t be created limitlessly either, it had to be calculated.

If not for external interference, so much of his own currency would never have been created.

Just imagine, if one were to produce a large amount, it would lead to inflation.

Even if this issue could be solved, what about the future?

The nation’s credit could come into question.

So even if a bank transfer to him was necessary, it had to be from existing funds.

If a large-scale transfer took place, it really would be troublesome.

Such a large sum of money coming directly to him would make anyone realize that something was off.

“So, what does the top say?” It seemed this was not just Elder Ye’s decision.

“The higher-ups want to know if you can tell us directly what you plan to do with the money, so we could just move the resources.

This way, by spreading it around and not going through the books, we can reduce the risk of exposure.”

Risk of exposure?

A flash of sharpness crossed Zhao Guang’s eyes; it seemed the higher-ups were planning something.

All this gold being used for something was definitely not aiming domestically.

Fine, it looked like there would be an interesting show to watch.

Zhao Guang didn’t refuse and readily agreed, “No problem, let’s do it that way.”

To Zhao Guang, money was just a number, and now it wasn’t even a matter of honor.

What was the point of holding onto it all just to vie for the title of the world’s richest person?

Better to think about how to improve oneself.

As for money, he already had more than enough.

Now, with more at his disposal, he might as well use it to develop the country.

‘With great power comes great responsibility’; Zhao Guang felt this deeply now.

At this level, he truly lacked interest in money.

No matter how much he had, his and his family’s quality of life wouldn’t decline a bit, as both his status and wealth had already reached their peaks.

Unless it was for some special projects, no amount of money would suffice.

But those projects no longer affected him substantially; they were just a matter of honor and a sense of accomplishment.

“Go ahead and tell us what you need, but be careful, some things are still off-limits.”

Zhao Guang rolled his eyes; of course, he was already aware of this.

Suddenly, Zhao Guang had an idea: “I remember the population is dwindling in the northeast, right?”

“It has decreased.

Do you have plans for that region?

It’s not easy to do anything there, after all, the northeast is an important grain-producing area.” Food security is very important, relating to national security issues.

Zhao Guang knew this, and he wasn’t planning to do anything untoward.

“I’ll take the land there, for growing crops and other plants.

Rest assured, it will pose no harm to the country.” With so many Rabbitfolk under him, he could greatly help with plant development.

The special wheat variety recently introduced could even be planted as a specialty crop here.

Mass planting would provide many jobs for the locals.

What a pity that if this had been earlier on, these jobs could have brought him protection.

But now, Zhao Guang no longer valued such things.

He planned to use all that land for planting special crops.

Later, if he got more varieties, he could also grow them there.

It was just unfortunate that Jade Bamboo didn’t seem to thrive here; it was too cold.

Ye Zhi was communicating something rapidly with her grandfather, but some of the words she heard didn’t make sense to her.

It seemed their conversation was encrypted.

Poor people, how did they come up with these things, isn’t it tiring?

Soon, Ye Zhi spoke, “It’s settled then.

As for the land in the northeast, the country will collect it gradually under various pretexts and then hand it over to you.

You’ll arrange for someone to take it over.”

“Also, you won’t receive the land all at once to avoid attracting attention.

Lastly, 70% or more of the land must be planted with food crops; if it lies fallow, there will be penalties.”

This was a strategic intent at the national level; land could be given, but food crops must be planted.

Zhao Guang nodded, “No problem.” He wasn’t trying to make money anyway; it was just an excuse for the top brass to send all their gold to him.

He believed the country certainly wasn’t short of money, but that money already had a designated purpose.

A sudden large transfer could affect many things, and that was a price not worth paying.